By: Eva Bunker
Herbs and Spices By: Eva Bunker
Bai Makrut (Kaffir lime leaves): Widely used in Thai soups and curries. They are either cooked whole, together with the dish, and/or finely shredded before added. By: Eva Bunker
Kha min (Turmeric): This is a yellow coloured root that is often used in dishes of Muslim/Southern Thai origin and in Northern Thailand for Northern style curries. By: Eva Bunker
Krachai (Fingerroot): This particular root has a highly medicinal flavour and is often used in fish dishes and curries. By: Eva Bunker
Phrik khi nu (Bird’s eye chilli): Phrik khi nu is a small chilli that is one of the spiciest chillies. It is used commonly in Thai cooking. By: Eva Bunker
Dried Herbs and Spices By: Eva Bunker
Dipli (Long pepper): This dried spice is used in many northern Thai dishes for its heat and flavour. Its most famously used in the Thai lap. By: Eva Bunker
Opcheoi (Cassia cinnamon): In Thailand, this cinnamon is commonly used in meat dishes. By: Eva Bunker
Thian khao plueak (Fennel seeds): It is commonly used in Northern Thai dishes. By: Eva Bunker
Pastes, sauces and condiments: By: Eva Bunker
Kapi (Thai shrimp paste): This paste is made by fermenting ground shrimp and salt, causing it to have a pungent aroma. It is often used in red curry paste. By: Eva Bunker
Khrueang kaeng (Thai curry paste): It is often a mixture of ground dried chillies, various spices and herbs and other ingredients such as shrimp paste. By: Eva Bunker
Nam pla (Fish sauce): This fish sauce is very aromatic and has a very strong tasting of fish. Fish sauce is a staple ingredient in Thai cuisine, and it impacts a unique character for Thai food. By: Eva Bunker
Vegetables: By: Eva Bunker
Bai po (Corchorus olitorius): These leaves are eaten blanched as a dish with plain rice congee. By: Eva Bunker
Chaphlu (Piper sarmentosum): This particular leaf is used raw as wrapper for the Thai dish Miang kham, but it also has other uses. By: Eva Bunker
Khilek (Senna siamea): This vegetable has to be boiled in water (and the water to be discarded after use) before only the leaves, tender pods and seeds are edible. By: Eva Bunker
Roots: By: Eva Bunker
Man kaeo (Jicama): This tuberous root is mostly eaten raw with sugar. By: Eva Bunker
Pheuak (Taro): This root is usually cut and boiled in pieces, to be added to a dessert of some kind. It is also popular to eat slices of deep fried taro as a snack. By: Eva Bunker